JP2005004783A - Status display controller, electronic device and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a status display controller, an electronic device and a storage medium capable of displaying the detailed status information of the electronic device within a limited display area. <P>SOLUTION: The status display controller for displaying the status information of an electronic device having a main display part and an auxiliary display part is provided with a control part for indicating the arrival of an electronic mail to the electronic device with a message in characters on the auxiliary display part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a status display control device, an electronic device, and a storage medium, and more particularly to a status display control device for displaying status information of an electronic device, an electronic device equipped with such a status display control device, and a status display on a computer. The present invention relates to a computer-readable storage medium storing a program to be executed.

  In this specification, the electronic device includes a portable information processing device such as a notebook personal computer and a notebook word processor, various intelligent devices having an electronic mail transmission / reception function, and the like.

  Some portable electronic devices such as notebook personal computers are provided with an auxiliary display unit that displays status information of the electronic device with symbols such as lamps and symbols and icons in addition to a normal main display unit. . The display area of the auxiliary display unit is considerably smaller than that of the main display unit. This is because if the auxiliary display unit is too large, a keyboard, switches, buttons, terminals, speakers, and the like that should be originally provided in the electronic device cannot be provided.

  Thus, since the auxiliary display part is small, the number of state information of the electronic device that can be displayed is small. For this reason, the status information displayed on the auxiliary display unit of the conventional electronic device is very limited, for example, the track number of the CD being played, the current time, the remaining battery level, the presence / absence of an incoming e-mail, etc. Yes.

Examples of the conventional electronic device including the auxiliary display unit as described above include Patent Document 1, Patent Document 2, Patent Document 3, and a notebook personal computer PC-FJ100 series manufactured by Sharp Corporation.
JP-A-6-43966 JP 9-26832 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-11985

  In the conventional electronic device having an auxiliary display unit with a limited display area, the state information of the electronic device is displayed with lamps, symbols, and icons. There was a problem that it could not be displayed in detail.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a state display control device, an electronic device, and a storage medium that can finely display state information of the electronic device with a limited display area.

  The above-mentioned problem is a state display control device that displays state information of an electronic device having a main display portion and an auxiliary display portion, and that an incoming e-mail to the electronic device is sent to the auxiliary display portion by a text message. This can be achieved by a state display control device including a control unit for displaying.

  In this case, the text message may include the number of incoming emails.

  The above-described problem includes a main display unit, an auxiliary display unit that displays status information of the electronic device, and a control unit that displays an incoming e-mail to the electronic device as a text message on the auxiliary display unit. This can also be achieved by an electronic device characterized by the above.

  In this case, the text message may include the number of incoming emails. A main body part, and a lid member that is provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to the main body part, and is disposed at a position where the main display part can be seen only in the opened state, and the auxiliary display part includes the main body part, The structure arrange | positioned in the position which can be seen also in the closed state of a cover member may be sufficient. Alternatively, the apparatus further includes a main body portion and a lid member that is provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to the main body portion, and is disposed at a position where the main display portion can be seen only in the opened state. The first display unit arranged at a position visible even when the lid member is closed and the second display unit arranged at a position visible only when the lid member is opened may be used. .

  The above-described problem is a computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to display status information of an electronic device having a main display unit and an auxiliary display unit. This can also be achieved by a storage medium that stores a program for executing a control procedure for displaying an incoming call on the auxiliary display unit as a message using characters.

  In this case, the text message may include the number of incoming emails. The electronic device includes a main body portion and a lid member that is provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to the main body portion, and the main display portion is disposed at a position where the main display portion can be seen only in the opened state. The structure arrange | positioned in the position which can be seen also of this part in the closed state of this cover member may be sufficient. Alternatively, the electronic device includes a main body portion and a lid member that is provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to the main body portion, and the main display portion is disposed at a position where the main display portion can be seen only in an opened state. The main body has a first display unit arranged at a position that can be seen even when the lid member is closed, and a second display unit that is arranged at a position that can be seen only when the lid member is opened. There may be.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to realize a state display control device, an electronic device, and a storage medium that can finely display state information of the electronic device with a limited display area.

  Embodiments of the status display control device, the electronic device, and the storage medium according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an electronic apparatus according to the present invention with a lid member closed. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the electronic device with the lid member opened. In this embodiment of the electronic device, an embodiment of the state display control device according to the present invention is used. In this embodiment, the present invention is applied to a portable information processing apparatus.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the portable information processing apparatus generally includes a main body 1 and a lid member 3 that can be opened and closed with respect to the main body 1 via a hinge 2. The front panel 4 of the main body 1 that is exposed even when the lid member 3 is closed is provided with an auxiliary display unit 5, a mode select switch 6, and an application button group 7. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the main body unit 1 is provided with a cursor moving mechanism 11, a keyboard 12, and an auxiliary display unit 13. The lid member 3 is provided with a main display portion 15. The main display unit 15 is provided at a position that can be seen in a state where the lid member 3 is opened.

  In the present embodiment, the auxiliary display unit 13 is provided near the hinge unit 2 at a position that cannot be seen when the lid member 3 is closed, but the position of the auxiliary display unit 13 is limited to this. Instead, it can be provided at an arbitrary position of the main body 1 or an arbitrary position of the lid member 3 such as an upper surface of the lid member 3 opposite to the main display portion 15. The auxiliary display unit 13 may be omitted.

  The display of the status (status) information of the information processing apparatus may be performed by at least one of the auxiliary display unit 5 and the auxiliary display unit 13. In the present embodiment, for convenience of explanation, it is assumed that state information is displayed on the auxiliary display unit 5. Therefore, the auxiliary display unit 5 and the auxiliary display unit 13 basically have the same configuration, and thus the configuration and display contents of the auxiliary display unit 5 will be described, and the description of the configuration and display contents of the auxiliary display unit 13 will be omitted. However, it goes without saying that the auxiliary display unit 5 and the auxiliary display unit 13 may have different configurations.

  The auxiliary display unit 5 has an effect that the display can be recognized by the user even when the lid member 3 is closed. Therefore, when the lid member 3 is closed (for example, when the user closes the lid member 3 in a standby mode or when the information processing apparatus is temporarily not used), the user can recognize various statuses by display. Even when the main display unit 15 is not used, it is preferable that the auxiliary display unit 5 is always visible. For this purpose, it is not necessary to provide two auxiliary display parts, that is, the auxiliary display part 5 and the auxiliary display part 13 as shown in FIG. 2, and only the auxiliary display part 5 may be provided in the information processing apparatus.

  Further, in order to achieve a state in which the auxiliary display unit 5 can always be seen even when the main display unit 15 is not used (a state in which the lid member 3 is closed), it is placed at the position of the auxiliary display unit 5 in FIG. In addition to the case where it is provided, it is also possible to adopt a structure in which the auxiliary display unit 5 is provided at the position of the auxiliary display unit disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-119875 (publication date: April 30, 1999). In FIG. 1 of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-119875, a main body portion of a portable information processing device and a lid member (having a display: referred to as a main display) are coupled by a hinge portion. An auxiliary display portion (referred to as a sub-display) is provided on the lid member, and a notch is provided on the lid member (display portion) of the hinge portion corresponding to the auxiliary display portion. And even if a cover member exists in any of an open position and a closed position with respect to a main-body part, the structure which can visually recognize an auxiliary | assistant display part is taken. Even in this structure, even when the lid member 3 is closed (for example, when the user closes the lid member 3 in a standby mode or when the information processing apparatus is temporarily not used), the user always keeps the auxiliary display 5. You can see what you see.

  In addition, the present invention may employ any configuration in the case of having only one auxiliary display section or in the case of having a plurality of auxiliary display sections.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a basic configuration of the auxiliary display unit 5. As shown in the figure, the auxiliary display unit 5 includes a segment display unit 21, an application button status display unit 22, a device status display unit 23, a character display unit 24, and a battery status display unit 25. Here, the characters are collectively referred to as characters, symbols, and the like.

  The segment display unit 21 is composed of a plurality of segment displays showing the operating state of a CD player (not shown) having a known configuration provided in the information processing apparatus. The segment display unit 21 displays, for example, the track number of a song currently being played by a CD (Compact Disk) player. Instead of the operating state of the CD player, the operating state of a device (portable recording medium device) that uses a portable recording medium other than a CD, such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), may be displayed. Needless to say.

  The application button status display unit 22 constitutes the application button group 7 and displays the current mode of the application button operated when selecting an application. The application button status display unit 22 displays, for example, a CD player function, an application software activation switch function, a security button function, a button lock function, and the like.

  The device status display unit 23 displays status such as a sleep state of the information processing apparatus, a PCMCIA card, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a CD, a keyboard 12, and a hardware volume.

  The character display unit 24 has a display area capable of displaying a character string, and is used to display status information of the information processing apparatus. The character display unit 24 can also display a message sent from, for example, an upper application layer as it is, and the content to be displayed is not particularly limited. The characters displayed on the character display unit 24 may be scrolled. Further, the character display unit 24 is provided with a backlight having a known configuration, and the LCD can be displayed in a plurality of colors or blinked by the backlight. Needless to say, the LCD display itself may be displayed in color or blinking.

  The battery status display unit 25 displays a remaining amount of a battery (not shown) used by the information processing apparatus, a charging state, and the like.

  Note that display color switching and blinking display may be performed in the segment display unit 21, application button status display unit 22, device status display unit 23, and battery status display unit 25, as in the character display unit 24.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a more specific configuration of the auxiliary display unit 5 together with the mode select switch 6 and the application button group 7. In the figure, the same parts as those in FIGS. 1 to 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted. In FIG. 4, the application button group 7 includes four application buttons for selecting an application A, an application B, the Internet (Internet), and an electronic mail (E-mail).

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the present embodiment. In the information processing apparatus, there are a CPU 31, software 32 executed by the CPU 31, a chip set unit 33, a keyboard control (KBC) unit 34, an ASIC register 35, a CD controller 36, a CD / DVD player 37, a power circuit 38, a power MPU 39, The hardware volume knob 40, the segment display interface 41, the character display interface 42, the icon display interface 43, the P-BUS interface 45, the power circuit interface 46, the hardware volume interface 47, the switch group 50, and the auxiliary display unit 5 are shown in FIG. Are connected as shown in FIG.

  The CPU 31 controls the overall operation of the information processing apparatus, and executes software 32 such as an application. The software 32 itself is stored in an arbitrary storage medium. The chip set unit 33 sets each unit in the main body unit 1 in accordance with an instruction from the CPU 31. The ASIC register 35 is provided for storing status information to be displayed on the auxiliary display unit 5. For example, character display information from the CPU 31, keyboard state information from the KBC unit 34, various status signals, a CD access signal from the CD / DVD plane 37, and the like are stored in the ASIC register 35.

  The power supply MPU 39 accesses the ASIC register 35 using the P-BUS interface 45, and based on the accessed information, the character and icon display information, that is, the state information is transmitted via the character display interface 42 and the icon display interface 43. To the auxiliary display unit 5.

  The power supply circuit 38 supplies power supply voltage from a battery, an AC adapter, or the like to each unit in the information processing apparatus. The power supply MPU 39 reads power supply information from the power supply circuit 38 via the power supply circuit interface 46, performs calculation processing, etc., and then displays the information on the auxiliary display unit 5. The power supply information calculated by the power supply MPU 39 includes battery information indicating the remaining battery level and the like.

  The dial-type hardware volume adjustment knob 40 supplies a volume resistance value corresponding to the knob position to the power source MPU 39 via the hardware volume interface 47. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the knob position detection process of the power source MPU 39. The power supply MPU 39 inputs the volume resistance value corresponding to the knob position from the hardware volume adjustment knob 40 via the hardware volume interface 47 in step S1, and performs analog / digital (A / D) conversion in step S2. In step S <b> 3, icon display information for displaying the knob position on the device status display unit 23 of the auxiliary display unit 5 is supplied to the auxiliary display unit 5 via the icon display interface 43.

  The switch group 50 includes a mode select switch 6 and application buttons of the application button group 7.

  The segment display information from the CD controller 36 or the like is supplied to the auxiliary display unit 5 via the segment display interface 41.

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating the auxiliary display unit 5 and the interface units 41 to 43. In the figure, the character display unit 24 is provided with a backlight 24A having an arbitrary configuration capable of emitting light in a plurality of emission colors, and the display units 22 and 23 other than the character display unit 24 are illustrated as an icon display unit 26. ing. The character display interface 42 uses a parallel or serial data transfer system such as a TTL interface or a CMOS interface. Therefore, the auxiliary display unit 5 is provided with an LCD driver 27 composed of an alternating circuit for driving the character display unit 24 composed of an LCD, and a character generator (CG) 28. The character display interface 42 supplies character display information to the CG 28.

  Further, the segment display interface 41 supplies segment display information such as numbers of arbitrary digits for directly driving and displaying the segment display unit 21 composed of an LCD to the segment display unit 21. The icon display interface 43 supplies various icon display information for directly driving and displaying the icon display unit 26 composed of an LCD to the icon display unit 26.

  Although not shown in FIG. 5, the backlight control 48 is blinking including control of the on state, the off state, and the blinking interval of the backlight 24 </ b> A of the character display unit 24 based on display information from the power supply MPU 39. Control the state, emission color, etc.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a hardware and software configuration for sending and receiving information. In the figure, the software layer SWL includes a mail program 321, a CD player application 322, other applications 323, and LCD handle software (driver) 324 corresponding to the software 32 shown in FIG. On the other hand, the hardware layer HWL includes an ASIC register 35, a power source MPU 39, an auxiliary display unit 5, and the like. Other hardware parts such as the chip set unit 33 of the hardware layer HWL are shown in FIG.

  The mail program 321 includes a program for realizing functions related to electronic mail, such as an electronic mail transmission / reception function. The CD player application 322 includes a program for realizing various functions of the CD / DVD player 37. The LCD handle software 324 is provided for accessing the ASIC register 35 when displaying on the auxiliary display unit 5. Accordingly, the ASIC register 35 serves to provide a channel between the LCD handle software 324 and the power supply MPU 39.

The LCD handle software 324 performs the following processing.
Writing display information to be displayed on the auxiliary display unit 5 to the ASIC register 35.
Display control of the auxiliary display unit 5
-Arbitration of messages sent from higher application layers. That is, when a plurality of messages are transmitted from a plurality of applications, arbitration is performed such as rotating these messages on the auxiliary display unit 5.
The display of the auxiliary display unit 5 or the blinking control of the backlight 24A.
-Display of the auxiliary display unit 5 or emission color control of the backlight 24A.

  Next, the overall operation of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the operation when the apparatus power is turned on. FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the process shown in FIG. 9 in more detail. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating information displayed during the BIOS processing. 12 to 15 are diagrams for explaining the setting screen. FIG. 16 is a flowchart for explaining operations according to various events. FIG. 17 is a flowchart for explaining the process shown in FIG. 16 in more detail. FIG. 18 is a diagram showing various display information corresponding to the operation. FIG. 19 is a flowchart for explaining operations according to various events. Steps indicated by double frames shown in FIGS. 9, 16 and 19 are basically executed by the LCD handle software 324.

  In FIG. 9, when the information processing apparatus is powered on in step S11, BIOS processing is performed in step S12. As a result, model information such as the model name of the information processing apparatus is displayed on the character display unit 24 of the auxiliary display unit 5. FIGS. 11A and 11B show examples of model information displayed respectively. After step S12, step S13 starts an operating system (OS), and the process proceeds to step S14 where the display content of the auxiliary display unit 5 is set. Step S14 includes steps S15 to S23.

  Step S15 determines whether or not the current time is between 5:00 and 11:00. If the decision result in the step S15 is YES, a step S17 displays a greeting “Konichiwa” on the character display unit 24 of the auxiliary display unit 5, and the process advances to step S20. On the other hand, if the decision result in the step S16 is NO, a step S18 displays a greeting “Konbanwa” on the character display unit 24 of the auxiliary display unit 5, and the process advances to a step S20. If the decision result in the step S15 is YES, a step S19 displays a greeting “Ohayo” on the character display unit 24 of the auxiliary display unit 5, and the process advances to a step S20. The greeting message may be scrolled. In step S <b> 20, the current time is displayed on the character display unit 24 of the auxiliary display unit 5.

  After step S20, step S21 sets a message relating to the CD, e-mail, and password to be displayed on the character display unit 24. The settings performed in step S21 include, for example, important or specific e-mail settings, sender or subject (title) display settings, call (communication) time or call (communication) charge display settings, backlight settings, and the like.

  In step S22, a user message to be displayed on the character display unit 24 is set. The settings performed in step S22 include, for example, display content settings, display timing settings, backlight settings, and the like.

  In step S23, an application (PIM or the like) linkage setting to be displayed on the character display unit 24 is set. The settings performed in step S23 include, for example, schedule cooperation settings, backlight settings, and the like.

  After step S23, the information processing apparatus operates on the OS, and processing described later with reference to FIG. 16 or FIG. 19 is performed according to the occurrence of various events. In the following description, display contents are displayed on the character display unit 24 of the auxiliary display unit 5.

  Next, a more detailed description of the process performed in step S14 shown in FIG. 9 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 10, after step S13 shown in FIG. 9, step S101 determines whether or not to display a message. If the determination result is YES, step S102 performs event-related processing. Step S103 determines whether or not the event function is enabled. If the determination result is NO, step S104 determines whether or not to greet. If the decision result in the step S104 is YES, a step S105 displays a greeting such as the steps S17 to S19 shown in FIG. 9 corresponding to the current time on the character display unit 24 of the auxiliary display unit 5, and the process is performed in a step S106. Proceed to In step S106, the current time is displayed on the character display unit 24 of the auxiliary display unit 5. In step S107, the character display unit 24 of the auxiliary display unit 5 performs a display set by the user. In the case where the user performs the settings in steps S21 to S23 shown in FIG. 9, these settings are performed between steps S106 and S107. For example, the OS is set so that an application operating on the OS can be used.

  On the other hand, if the decision result in the step S104 is NO, a step S110 decides whether or not to display the shutdown time of the information processing apparatus. If the decision result in the step S110 is YES, a step S111 displays a shutdown time, and the process advances to a step S106. If the decision result in the step S110 is NO, a step S112 displays a message set by the user on the character display unit 24 of the auxiliary display unit 5, and the process advances to a step S106.

  If the determination result in step S103 is YES, step S115 determines whether an event has occurred. If the determination result is NO, the process proceeds to step S104. On the other hand, if the decision result in the step S115 is YES, a step S116 displays the generated event on the character display unit 24 of the auxiliary display unit 5, and the process advances to step S106.

  Next, various setting screens displayed on the main display unit 15 at the time of setting performed in steps S21 to S23 illustrated in FIG. 9 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a tray menu screen. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a message board setting screen. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a timer setting screen. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a message designation screen.

  For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that an application used for setting related to processing using the auxiliary display unit 5, setting of contents displayed on the auxiliary display unit 5, and the like operates on the Windows (registered trademark) OS. In this case, when the information processing apparatus is activated, an icon of this application is displayed on the task tray, and the tray menu screen shown in FIG. 12 is displayed when the user selects this icon in order to perform settings in steps S21 to S23. The

  When the user selects “SETTING” on the tray menu screen, a property setting screen as shown in FIG. 13 is displayed. The property setting screen is composed of a plurality of tabs corresponding to each setting, and the user selects a tab whose setting is to be changed. In FIG. 13, six tabs of a message board, an image, a setting, a greeting, news, and a timer are provided. FIG. 13 shows a state where the message board tab is selected from the six tabs. The user specifies a message to be displayed on the tab of the message board. Here, the message “I am eating now” is specified.

  FIG. 14 shows a state where the timer tab is selected from the six tabs. The user specifies the time for notification, the message to be notified, the interval for periodic notification, and the like. Here, two types of notifications and messages can be specified. Further, when designating a message to be notified, the user selects, for example, a message designation (S) button 500 for the message (M), thereby displaying a message designation screen shown in FIG. FIG. 15 shows a case where the message (M), the backlight color (C) of the auxiliary display unit 5 and the display time can be set. Specifically, FIG. 15 shows a state in which the message (M) is designated as “coming home time”, the backlight color (C) is designated as “purple”, and the display time is designated as “60 seconds”.

  When another tab is selected, the corresponding setting can be changed in the same manner.

  Next, processing performed in response to the occurrence of various events will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 16, when a CD playback event occurs in step S31, step S32 displays a message indicating that CD playback is in progress, for example, as shown in FIG. In FIG. 18 (j) and FIGS. 18 (a) to (l), symbols and animations other than characters can be used to supplement the contents of messages represented by characters. In the case of FIG. 18J, the note displayed below the character indicates that music is being played by CD playback.

  When an e-mail incoming event occurs in step S41, in step S42, for example, a message indicating that dial-up is in progress is displayed as shown in FIG. Thereafter, in step S43, a message indicating that the line is busy is displayed in accordance with the dial-up result, and in step S44, it is indicated that redial standby is in progress as shown in FIG. A message may be displayed. In step S45, a message indicating that connection authentication is in progress is displayed as shown in FIG. Depending on the connection authentication result, a message indicating that an authentication error has occurred may be displayed in step S46.

  Step S47 displays a message indicating that the line is being connected as shown in FIG. 18C, and step S48 indicates that an electronic mail check is being performed as shown in FIG. Display a message. In step S49, a message indicating that an electronic mail is being received is displayed as shown in FIG. In step S50, a message indicating that an e-mail has been received is displayed as shown in FIG. In step S51, a message indicating the number of incoming e-mails is displayed.

  In step S52, a message indicating the arrival of a highly important email as shown in FIG. 18 (h) is displayed. In step S53, an electronic message from a specific sender as shown in FIG. 18 (i) is displayed. A message indicating an incoming mail may be displayed. On the other hand, in step S54, a message indicating an incoming e-mail from a specific sender may be displayed, or in step S55, a message indicating the subject (title) of the incoming e-mail may be displayed.

  Step S56 displays a message indicating the call duration or call charge, and step S57 displays a message indicating an error if any other error exists.

  If the setting for displaying the message designated by the user is made using the tab of the message board as described above, step S61 displays the message as shown in FIG.

  The display contents shown in FIGS. 18A to 18L may be displayed together with symbols and animations even when the message is scrolled, the backlight color display / flashing is switched. In particular, when the importance of electronic mail is high or when an incoming call from a specific sender is displayed, the importance of the display content can be expressed by emphasizing the display by controlling the backlight. Further, by displaying an error or the like with, for example, a red backlight or blinking of the backlight, the user can easily recognize an abnormal state or the like. Further, several types of messages may be displayed in rotation.

  Next, a more detailed description of the processing performed after step S50 shown in FIG. 16 will be described with FIG. In FIG. 17, after step S49 shown in FIG. 16, step S121 reads a registered mail address list registered in advance in a main memory (RAM, not shown) or an auxiliary storage device (hard disk, not shown). In step S122, it is determined whether or not the e-mail sender's e-mail address is included in the registered e-mail address list. If the decision result in the step S122 is NO, a step S123 decides whether or not there is a highly important e-mail in the incoming e-mail. E-mail with high importance can be identified from, for example, a specific sender, e-mail header priority or specific title, e-mail with a predetermined marking, and the like.

  If the decision result in the step S123 is NO, a step S125 sets a normal symbol / animation and a backlight, and the process advances to a step S128 described later. If the decision result in the step S123 is YES, a step S126 sets a symbol / animation and backlight for email with high importance, and the process advances to a step S128 described later. If the decision result in the step S122 is YES, a step S127 sets an e-mail symbol / animation and backlight from a specific sender, and the process advances to a step S128 described later. Steps S125 to S127 constitute Step S124, and Step S124 includes the processing of Steps S50 and S51 shown in FIG.

  If it is instructed to proceed to the next e-mail by depressing an application button or the like of the application button group 7 in step S128, the process proceeds to the next e-mail. In step S129, it is determined whether there is no next e-mail and it is the last e-mail. If the determination result is YES, the process ends. On the other hand, if the decision result in the step S129 is NO, a step S130 displays the sender, title, etc. of the next e-mail, and the process returns to the step S128. Therefore, step S130 includes processes such as steps S53 and S55 shown in FIG.

  If the determination result in step S129 is YES, processes such as steps S56 and S57 shown in FIG. 16 may be performed before the process ends.

  Next, processing performed in response to the occurrence of various events will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 19, at the application cooperation timing, step S71 displays an application cooperation message. For example, the schedule linkage display is performed at the scheduled time. That is, the contents such as schedule information set corresponding to the time set by the user on the application can be displayed. Therefore, it is possible to perform display according to the time and contents set by the user using the schedule management application or the like. When the setting of displaying the message specified by the user at the specified timing using the timer tab as described above is performed, step S71 displays the message as shown in FIG. In FIG. 18 (l), only the return time and the current date are displayed, but in actuality, even if these time information and the message “It is now return time” are scrolled alternately, the message Needless to say, it may be displayed only.

  In this case, a message corresponding to the time is set in the schedule management application, and the auxiliary display unit 5 can cooperate with a program that generates an alarm or the like at that time. The schedule management application generates an interrupt to the auxiliary display unit 5 at the scheduled time, and the auxiliary display unit 5 displays the schedule set in the schedule management application.

  When a standby transition event occurs in step S81, step S82 determines whether there is an e-mail reservation. If the decision result in the step S82 is YES, a step S83 displays a next e-mail check time, and the process advances to a step S85. On the other hand, if the decision result in the step S82 is NO, a step S84 displays the standby shift time when the standby state is shifted. After step S83 or S84, step S85 shifts the information processing apparatus to the standby state.

  If a standby CD playback event occurs in step S86, step S87 displays a message indicating that CD playback is in progress, as shown in FIG.

  Further, after the transition to the standby state or in the shutdown state, when a wake-up event occurs in step S88, step S89 displays a password request. The password request is a message such as “Please enter your password”. In step S90, a password input is displayed. The password is input by, for example, pressing the application button of the application button group 7 on the side of the auxiliary display unit 5 in the number and / or order corresponding to the password. * "Etc. are displayed. If there is an error in the password, a password error may be displayed in step S91. The password error is, for example, a message such as “Password error”. In this way, when the password is correctly input, the information processing apparatus enters a wake-up state.

  In the case where password input is performed by pressing the application buttons of the application button group 7 in the number and / or order corresponding to the password, in this embodiment, the password can be input with the lid member 3 closed. Good sex. Further, the result of password input can also be confirmed from information displayed on the auxiliary display unit 5 with the lid member 3 closed.

In addition, this invention also includes the invention attached to the following.
(Supplementary Note 1) A state display control device for displaying state information of an electronic device having a main display unit and an auxiliary display unit,
A state display control device, comprising: a control unit that displays on the auxiliary display unit a standby shift time at which the electronic device shifts to a standby state.
(Supplementary note 2) A state display control device for displaying state information of an electronic device having a main display unit and an auxiliary display unit,
A status display control device, comprising: a control unit that displays a next e-mail check time of the electronic device on the auxiliary display unit.
(Supplementary Note 3) A state display control device for displaying state information of an electronic device having a main display unit and an auxiliary display unit,
A state display control device, comprising: a control unit that displays a greeting on the auxiliary display unit in characters according to a start time of the electronic device.
(Additional remark 4) It is a state display control apparatus which displays the state information of the electronic apparatus which has a main display part and an auxiliary | assistant display part,
A state display control device comprising a control unit for displaying a reproduction state of a portable recording medium of the electronic device on the auxiliary display unit.
(Supplementary Note 5) A state display control device that displays state information of an electronic device having a main display unit and an auxiliary display unit,
A state display control device, comprising: a control unit that displays a connection status of communication of the electronic device on the auxiliary display unit.
(Supplementary Note 6) The communication connection status indicates at least one of dial-up, connection authentication, connection, redial standby, next communication time, email check, email reception, and abnormal state. The state display control device according to appendix 5, characterized by:
(Supplementary note 7) A state display control device for displaying state information of an electronic device having a main display unit and an auxiliary display unit,
A status display control device, comprising: a control unit configured to display an incoming e-mail to the electronic device on the auxiliary display unit as a text message.
(Supplementary note 8) A state display control device for displaying state information of an electronic device having a main display unit and an auxiliary display unit,
A status display control device, comprising: a control unit that displays an incoming notification of a specific e-mail to the electronic device on the auxiliary display unit.
(Additional remark 9) The said specific electronic mail is an electronic mail with high importance, The state display control apparatus of Additional remark 8 characterized by the above-mentioned.
(Additional remark 10) The said control part displays the incoming notification of the said specific electronic mail on the said auxiliary | assistant display part using a display color and / or blinking display, The state display control apparatus of Additional remark 9 characterized by the above-mentioned.
(Supplementary note 11) The state display control device according to supplementary note 8, wherein the specific electronic mail is an electronic mail from a specific sender.
(Additional remark 12) The said control part displays the incoming notification of the said specific electronic mail on the said auxiliary | assistant display part using a display color and / or blinking display, The state display control apparatus of Additional remark 11 characterized by the above-mentioned.
(Supplementary note 13) A state display control device for displaying state information of an electronic device having a main display unit and an auxiliary display unit,
A status display control device, comprising: a control unit that displays information capable of specifying an e-mail received at the electronic device on the auxiliary display unit.
(Supplementary note 14) The status display control device according to supplementary note 13, wherein the information that can identify the received electronic mail is sender information.
(Supplementary note 15) The status display control device according to supplementary note 13, wherein the information that can identify the received electronic mail is a subject of the electronic mail.
(Supplementary Note 16) A state display control device for displaying state information of an electronic device having a main display unit and an auxiliary display unit,
A state display control device comprising a control unit that displays at least one of a communication time or a communication charge of the electronic device on the auxiliary display unit.
(Supplementary Note 17) A state display control device for displaying state information of an electronic device having a main display unit and an auxiliary display unit,
A state display control device, comprising: a control unit that displays model information of the electronic device on the auxiliary display unit when the electronic device is activated.
(Supplementary note 18) A state display control device for displaying state information of an electronic device having a main display unit and an auxiliary display unit,
A state display control device comprising a control unit for displaying a position of a volume adjustment knob of the electronic device on the auxiliary display unit.
(Supplementary note 19) A state display control device for displaying state information of an electronic device having a main display unit and an auxiliary display unit,
A state display control device comprising: a control unit that displays state information of the electronic device on the auxiliary display unit by display color and / or blinking display.
(Supplementary note 20) A state display control device that displays state information of the electronic device by an auxiliary display unit having a smaller display area than the main display unit of the electronic device,
A control unit that displays a plurality of status information of the electronic device on the auxiliary display unit by a combination of a text message and at least one of a symbol and a display color and / or blinking display of the auxiliary display unit A state display control device.
(Supplementary Note 21) Main display unit;
An auxiliary display for displaying status information of the electronic device;
An electronic apparatus comprising: a control unit that displays on the auxiliary display unit a standby shift time at which the electronic apparatus shifts to a standby state.
(Supplementary Note 22) Main display section;
An auxiliary display for displaying status information of the electronic device;
An electronic apparatus comprising: a control unit that displays a next e-mail check time of the electronic apparatus on the auxiliary display unit.
(Supplementary Note 23) Main display unit;
An auxiliary display for displaying status information of the electronic device;
An electronic apparatus comprising: a control unit that displays a greeting on the auxiliary display unit in characters according to a start time of the electronic device.
(Supplementary Note 24) Main display unit;
An auxiliary display for displaying status information of the electronic device;
An electronic apparatus comprising: a control unit that displays a reproduction state of a portable recording medium of the electronic apparatus on the auxiliary display unit.
(Supplementary Note 25) Main display section;
An auxiliary display for displaying status information of the electronic device;
An electronic device comprising: a control unit that displays a connection status of communication of the electronic device on the auxiliary display unit.
(Supplementary Note 26) The communication connection status indicates at least one of dial-up, connection authentication, connection, redial standby, next communication time, e-mail check, e-mail reception, and abnormal state. The electronic device according to appendix 25, characterized by:
(Supplementary note 27) Main display unit;
An auxiliary display for displaying status information of the electronic device;
An electronic device comprising: a control unit that displays an incoming e-mail to the electronic device on the auxiliary display unit as a message in characters.
(Supplementary Note 28) Main display section;
An auxiliary display for displaying status information of the electronic device;
An electronic apparatus comprising: a control unit that displays an incoming notification of a specific electronic mail to the electronic device on the auxiliary display unit.
(Supplementary note 29) The electronic device according to supplementary note 28, wherein the specific electronic mail is a highly important electronic mail.
(Additional remark 30) The said control part displays the incoming notification of the said specific electronic mail on the said auxiliary | assistant display part using a display color and / or blinking display, The electronic device of Additional remark 29 characterized by the above-mentioned.
(Supplementary note 31) The electronic device according to supplementary note 28, wherein the specific electronic mail is an electronic mail from a specific sender.
(Additional remark 32) The said control part displays the incoming notification of the said specific electronic mail on the said auxiliary | assistant display part using a display color and / or blinking display, The electronic device of Additional remark 31 characterized by the above-mentioned.
(Supplementary Note 33) a main display unit;
An auxiliary display for displaying status information of the electronic device;
An electronic apparatus comprising: a control unit that displays information that can identify an e-mail that has arrived at the electronic apparatus on the auxiliary display unit.
(Supplementary note 34) The electronic control device according to supplementary note 33, wherein the information that can identify the received electronic mail is sender information.
(Supplementary note 35) The electronic device according to supplementary note 33, wherein the information that can identify the received electronic mail is a subject of the electronic mail.
(Supplementary Note 36) A main display unit;
An auxiliary display for displaying status information of the electronic device;
An electronic apparatus comprising: a control unit that displays at least one of a communication time or a communication fee of the electronic apparatus on the auxiliary display unit.
(Supplementary Note 37) Main display section;
An auxiliary display for displaying status information of the electronic device;
An electronic device comprising: a control unit that displays model information of the electronic device on the auxiliary display unit when the electronic device is activated.
(Supplementary Note 38) The main display section;
An auxiliary display for displaying status information of the electronic device;
An electronic device comprising: a control unit that displays a position of a volume adjustment knob of the electronic device on the auxiliary display unit.
(Supplementary Note 39) Main display section;
An auxiliary display for displaying status information of the electronic device;
An electronic apparatus comprising: a control unit that displays status information of the electronic apparatus on the auxiliary display unit by display color and / or blinking display.
(Appendix 40) The main body,
A lid member provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to the main body portion, and disposed at a position where the main display portion can be seen only in the opened state,
The electronic device according to any one of appendices 21 to 39, wherein the auxiliary display portion is disposed at a position of the main body portion that is visible even when the lid member is closed.
(Supplementary note 41) A main body part;
A lid member provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to the main body portion, and disposed at a position where the main display portion can be seen only in the opened state,
The auxiliary display section includes a first display section disposed at a position of the main body section that is visible even when the lid member is closed, and a second display disposed at a position that is visible only when the lid member is opened. The electronic device according to any one of appendices 21 to 39, characterized by comprising:
(Supplementary Note 42) Main display section;
An auxiliary display unit having a smaller display area than the main display unit;
A control unit for displaying a plurality of status information of the electronic device on the auxiliary display unit by a combination of a text message and at least one of a symbol and a display color and / or blinking display of the auxiliary display unit; Electronic device characterized.
(Supplementary Note 43) A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to display status information of an electronic device having a main display unit and an auxiliary display unit,
A storage medium characterized by storing a program including a control procedure for causing the auxiliary display unit to display a standby shift time at which the electronic device shifts to a standby state.
(Supplementary Note 44) A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to display status information of an electronic device having a main display unit and an auxiliary display unit,
A storage medium characterized by storing a program including a control procedure for causing a computer to display a next e-mail check time of the electronic device on the auxiliary display unit.
(Supplementary Note 45) A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to display status information of an electronic device having a main display unit and an auxiliary display unit,
A storage medium, comprising: a computer storing a program including a control procedure for displaying a greeting in accordance with a start time of the electronic device on the auxiliary display unit using characters.
(Supplementary Note 46) A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to display status information of an electronic device having a main display unit and an auxiliary display unit,
A storage medium characterized by storing a program including a control procedure for causing the auxiliary display unit to display a reproduction state of a portable recording medium of the electronic device.
(Supplementary note 47) A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to display status information of an electronic device having a main display unit and an auxiliary display unit,
A storage medium characterized by storing a program including a control procedure for causing a computer to display a connection status of communication of the electronic device on the auxiliary display unit.
(Supplementary Note 48) A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to display status information of an electronic device having a main display unit and an auxiliary display unit,
A storage medium characterized by storing a program including a control procedure for causing a computer to display an incoming e-mail to the electronic device as a message in text on the auxiliary display unit.
(Supplementary Note 49) A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to display status information of an electronic device having a main display unit and an auxiliary display unit,
A storage medium characterized by storing a program including a control procedure for causing the auxiliary display unit to display an incoming notification of a specific electronic mail to the electronic device.
(Supplementary Note 50) A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to display status information of an electronic device having a main display unit and an auxiliary display unit,
A storage medium characterized by storing a program including a control procedure for causing the auxiliary display unit to display information capable of specifying an email received by the electronic device on the computer.
(Supplementary Note 51) A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to display status information of an electronic device having a main display unit and an auxiliary display unit,
A storage medium, wherein a program including a control procedure for causing a computer to display at least one of a communication time or a communication fee of the electronic device on the auxiliary display unit is stored.
(Supplementary Note 52) A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to display status information of an electronic device having a main display unit and an auxiliary display unit,
A storage medium characterized by storing a program including a control procedure for displaying model information of the electronic device on the auxiliary display unit when the electronic device is activated.
(Supplementary Note 53) A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to display status information of an electronic device having a main display unit and an auxiliary display unit,
A storage medium comprising a computer storing a program including a control procedure for displaying a position of a volume control knob of the electronic device on the auxiliary display unit.
(Supplementary Note 54) A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to display status information of an electronic device having a main display unit and an auxiliary display unit,
A storage medium comprising a computer stored with a program including a control procedure for displaying status information of the electronic device on the auxiliary display unit by display color and / or blinking display.
(Supplementary Note 55) A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to display status information of an electronic device having a main display unit and an auxiliary display unit,
A control procedure for causing the computer to display a plurality of status information of the electronic device on the auxiliary display unit by a combination of at least one of a character message and a symbol and a display color and / or blinking display of the auxiliary display unit. A storage medium storing a program including the storage medium.
(Supplementary Note 56) A state display control device for displaying state information of an electronic device having a main display unit and an auxiliary display unit,
A state display control device, comprising: a control unit that displays on the auxiliary display unit contents set by a user according to time.
(Additional remark 57) The said content is schedule information, The state display control apparatus of Additional remark 56 characterized by the above-mentioned.
(Supplementary Note 58) A state display control device for displaying state information of an electronic device having a main display unit and an auxiliary display unit,
A state display control device, comprising: a control unit that displays a display related to password input for the electronic device on the auxiliary display unit.
(Supplementary Note 59) Main display section;
An auxiliary display for displaying status information of the electronic device;
An electronic apparatus comprising: a control unit that displays on the auxiliary display unit contents set by a user according to time.
(Supplementary note 60) The electronic device according to supplementary note 59, wherein the content is schedule information.
(Supplementary Note 61) Main display unit;
An auxiliary display for displaying status information of the electronic device;
An electronic device comprising: a control unit that displays a display related to password input for the electronic device on the auxiliary display unit.
(Supplementary Note 62) A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to display status information of an electronic device having a main display unit and an auxiliary display unit,
A storage medium comprising a computer storing a program including a control procedure for causing the auxiliary display unit to display content set by a user according to time.
(Supplementary note 63) The storage medium according to supplementary note 62, wherein the content is schedule information.
(Supplementary Note 64) A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to display status information of an electronic device having a main display unit and an auxiliary display unit,
A storage medium characterized by storing a program including a control procedure for causing a display related to password input for the electronic device to be displayed on the auxiliary display unit in a computer.
(Supplementary Note 65) A state display control device that displays state information of the electronic device by an auxiliary display unit having a display area smaller than that of a main display unit of the electronic device,
A control unit that displays a plurality of status information of the electronic device on the auxiliary display unit by a combination of a text message and at least one of a symbol and a display color and / or blinking display of the auxiliary display unit A state display control device.
(Additional remark 66) The said control part displays a message on the said auxiliary | assistant display part by the character to scroll, The state display control apparatus of Additional remark 65 characterized by the above-mentioned.
(Supplementary Note 67) The supplementary note 65 is characterized in that the state information includes at least one of state information about time, state information about electronic mail, state information about a device in the electronic apparatus, and state information about a password. Or the state display control apparatus of 66.
(Supplementary note 68) The state display control device according to supplementary note 67, wherein the state information related to the time is at least one of a greeting according to a standby shift time, a next e-mail check time, and a startup time.
(Supplementary Note 69) The status information about the e-mail includes dialing up, connection authentication, connecting, waiting for redial, checking mail, receiving mail, mail sender, mail subject, mail from a specific sender, and importance. 70. The status display control device according to appendix 67 or 68, wherein the status display control device is at least one of an incoming mail with high mail, a mail communication time, a mail communication fee, and an abnormal state.
(Supplementary note 70) The state display control device according to any one of supplementary notes 67 to 69, wherein the state information related to the device indicates a position of a volume adjustment knob.
(Supplementary Note 71) a main display unit;
An auxiliary display unit having a smaller display area than the main display unit;
A control unit for displaying a plurality of status information of the electronic device on the auxiliary display unit by a combination of a text message and at least one of a symbol and a display color and / or blinking display of the auxiliary display unit; Electronic device characterized.
(Supplementary Note 72) The main body,
A lid member provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to the main body portion, and disposed at a position where the main display portion can be seen only in the opened state,
72. The electronic device according to appendix 71, wherein the auxiliary display portion is disposed at a position of the main body portion that is visible even when the lid member is closed.
(Supplementary Note 73) The main body,
A lid member provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to the main body portion, and disposed at a position where the main display portion can be seen only in the opened state,
The auxiliary display section includes a first display section disposed at a position of the main body section that is visible even when the lid member is closed, and a second display disposed at a position that is visible only when the lid member is opened. The electronic device according to appendix 71, comprising:
(Additional remark 74) The said control part displays a message on the said auxiliary | assistant display part by the character to scroll, The electronic device of any one of Additional remarks 71-73 characterized by the above-mentioned.
(Supplementary Note 75) The supplementary note is characterized in that the state information includes at least one of state information about time, state information about electronic mail, state information about a device in the information processing apparatus, and state information about a password. 75. The electronic device according to any one of 71 to 74.
(Supplementary Note 76) The electronic device according to supplementary note 75, wherein the state information related to the time is at least one of a greeting according to a standby transition time, a next e-mail check time, and a startup time.
(Appendix 77) The status information about the e-mail includes dial-up, connection authentication, connection, redial standby, mail check, mail reception, mail sender, mail subject, mail from a specific sender, and importance. 77. The electronic device according to appendix 75 or 76, wherein the electronic device is at least one of incoming mail with a high mail, mail communication time, mail communication fee, and abnormal state.
(Supplementary note 78) The electronic device according to any one of supplementary notes 75 to 77, wherein the state information regarding the device indicates a position of a volume adjustment knob.
(Additional remark 79) The said control part displays the message designated previously on an auxiliary | assistant display part by the character, The electronic device of any one of additional marks 71-73 characterized by the above-mentioned.
(Supplementary note 80) The electronic device according to any one of supplementary notes 71 to 73, 79, wherein the state information includes time information of a timer specified in advance.
(Additional remark 81) The said control part displays the message designated previously on an auxiliary | assistant display part by a character, The state display control apparatus of Additional remark 65 characterized by the above-mentioned.
(Supplementary note 82) The state display control device according to supplementary note 65 or 81, wherein the state information includes time information of a timer specified in advance.

  Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments, it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and improvements can be made within the scope of the present invention.

It is a perspective view which shows one Example of the electronic device which becomes this invention in the state by which the cover member was closed. It is a perspective view which shows the Example of an electronic device in the state by which the cover member was opened. It is a figure which shows the basic composition of an auxiliary | assistant display part. It is a figure which shows the more concrete structure of an auxiliary | assistant display part with a mode select switch and an application button group. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of an Example. It is a figure explaining the detection process of the knob position of power supply MPU. It is a block diagram which shows an auxiliary | assistant display part and an interface part. It is a figure which shows the hardware and software structure of information processing transmission. It is a flowchart explaining the operation | movement at the time of apparatus power ON. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the process shown in FIG. 9 in more detail. It is a figure which shows the information displayed at the time of BIOS processing. It is a figure which shows a tray menu screen. It is a figure which shows a message board setting screen. It is a figure which shows a timer setting screen. It is a figure which shows a message designation | designated screen. It is a flowchart explaining the operation | movement according to various events. It is a full chart explaining the process shown in FIG. 16 in detail. It is a figure which shows the various display information according to operation | movement. It is a flowchart explaining the operation | movement according to various events.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main-body part 2 Hinge part 3 Cover member 5,13 Auxiliary display part 15 Main display part 21 Segment display part

Claims (10)

A state display control device for displaying state information of an electronic device having a main display unit and an auxiliary display unit,
A status display control device, comprising: a control unit configured to display an incoming e-mail to the electronic device on the auxiliary display unit as a text message.   The status display control device according to claim 1, wherein the text message includes the number of incoming emails. A main display;
An auxiliary display for displaying status information of the electronic device;
An electronic device comprising: a control unit that displays an incoming e-mail to the electronic device on the auxiliary display unit as a text message.   4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the text message includes the number of incoming e-mails. The main body,
A lid member provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to the main body portion, and disposed at a position where the main display portion can be seen only in the opened state,
5. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the auxiliary display portion is disposed at a position of the main body portion that is visible even when the lid member is closed. The main body,
A lid member provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to the main body portion, and disposed at a position where the main display portion can be seen only in the opened state,
The auxiliary display section includes a first display section disposed at a position of the main body section that is visible even when the lid member is closed, and a second display disposed at a position that is visible only when the lid member is opened. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the electronic device comprises a portion. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to display status information of an electronic device having a main display unit and an auxiliary display unit,
A storage medium characterized by storing a program for causing a computer to execute a control procedure for displaying an incoming e-mail to the electronic device on the auxiliary display unit as a text message.   The storage medium according to claim 7, wherein the character message includes the number of incoming e-mails. The electronic device is
The main body,
A lid member provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to the main body portion, and disposed at a position where the main display portion is visible only in an opened state,
The storage medium according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the auxiliary display section is arranged at a position of the main body section that is visible even when the lid member is closed. The electronic device is
The main body,
A lid member provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to the main body portion, and disposed at a position where the main display portion is visible only in an opened state,
The auxiliary display section includes a first display section disposed at a position of the main body section that is visible even when the lid member is closed, and a second display disposed at a position that is visible only when the lid member is opened. The storage medium according to claim 7 or 8, characterized by comprising:

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